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Subj: On CSFB's costume... *slight edit*
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 at 11:24:46 pm EST (Viewed 1 times)
Reply Subj: Interesting ...
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 at 10:52:14 pm EST (Viewed 369 times)


> Oh, and with that subtextual reading of the Superman costume, I wonder what you'd have to say about, oh, I don't know, an orange and green costume that de-emphasizes the chest even more ... ;\)



Well, as drawn it's actually a very masculine design... The anatomy de-emphasizes the torso in favor of the limbs and head, while the torso is as broad across the shoulders as it is high from crotch to neck. The division of color breaks up the outfit pretty evenly, although the strength of the arms is stressed in their relative size and the large shell of orange.

Projected onto a more realistic male body, I'd say it comes across as fairly asexual... The even distribution of orange and green breaks up the form without focusing attention on any particular feature. It could be "pushed" to emphasize most anything if an artist so desired, so I would expect that a variety of artists would find the costume very malleable... Those who wanted a sensual bend would be able to shift shapes around slightly to achieve it, while those who wanted a more rugged look could likewise find it.

*edit* One addendum: The lack of a belt line to break the abdomen from the crotch would likely make a sexual bend to it harder to avoid... so "asexual" is probably off the mark. Still, there's the possibility for a wide range of takes on this same design.